Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-04
ON CHANGE.
Spot Cotton Unchanged, Futures from
Three to Ten Points Lower.
Money Market Easy.
Wheat Opened Strong, Fluctuated Mar
rowIy and Closed HE her-Live STOCK
Transactions Brisk.
FORT WORTH MARK ETs-DaILY RE
VIEW


Dry goods men say the new list TO!
spring goods is not ready.
Creamery butter has advanced.
No cabbage in bulk in msrket; crat;
cabbage is selling at S. 90@4 90.
Oranges and lemons have declined; the
market is bare of Mexican oranges.
Irish potatoes are up cents per bushel
Onions have advanced.
Chickens, old and young, have declined
in price.
Eggs are active at IS cents with stock:
fair.
THE STATE OF TRADE.
Special kilograms TO BradStreet's report
a moderate improvement in the move
meut Of merchandise in the lower MIssis
sippi valley, as well as in the regions
tributary to Chicago aud Kansas City. II
had been retarded previously by the con.
dtiOn Of wagon roads and the weather
The former has tended TO check mercan-
tile collections through decreasing the
value Of interior retail trade. At New
York and elsewhere general trade has
been greatly obstructed and de.
pressed by the strikes of the
New Jersey coal handlers, and long,
shoremen and other freight handlers al
New York and Brooklyn. Delivery OF
produce on contract at New York has
been rendered difficult, and financial as
well as commercial and industrial and
| transportation interests have been Sc
riousIy affected. The number of men en-
strike at New York, Brooklyn and Jersey
City, excluding the 5000 Jersey coal
handlers, is reported by Bradstreet's to
be - 800. Labor troubles appear unu-
sUally prominent at the east and are
widely scattered, affecting chiefly the boot
and shoe, textile, coal and shipping in
terests.
The public interest in the Interstate
commerce bill has induced Bradstreet's
to make q careful review Of the pro-
visions of the bill, which, taken 10 con-
nection with the opinions of experts,
specially contributed, indicates that the
effect Of the bill upon existing rates is
difficult to determine, so much depends
upon the construction to be given to the
law by the commission. With regard to
the effect upon traffic agreements and
pooling the conclusion is reached that
while pooling is prohibited traffic agree
ments as such are not. 1t is also pointed
out by Bradsreet's, in view OF the more
recent phase of the Canadian fisheries
dispute, that in the fiscal year 1856 the
combined export and import trade in ii
between Canada and the United States
was but 81 per cent. of the total trade be-
tween those countries as compared with
about per cent. in 1855 and in 1881.
The decreased total volume of tlade is
reflected in a decline of So, 200, 900 in
the total bank clearings at thirty-three
cities, for the week ended yesterday, as
wired to Bradstreet'S, the aggregate be-
ing S988, S25, S20, against 81 ,0l8,G ,267
last week and 1887, OSG, 220 III the fourth
week of January, 1886. New York's clear
ings gainedS4 700,0 900 on the week, but the
following are decreases: Philadelphia,
S9,2OO,OO0; Boston, $500, 900; Chicago,
$780, 900; Kansas City, $4,000, 900, and
New Orleans $4,000 600.
The;warlike outlook in Europe produced
q heavy liquidation in the London stock
market, and the fall in American Securi-
ties there led to free selling for foreign
account here. This, with the 'uncer-
tainty regarding the interstate bill" and
the labor disturbances, depressed the
New York stock market and gave oppor-
tunity for bear activity, leaving the mar
ket dull and unsettled. Transactions for
the week were 1928, 643 shares, against
2,l9l, 224 shares the preceding week and
; 2,03t,250 shares the same week IN 1886.
Foreign exchange Is high and advancing
under the foreign selling of stocks.
American pig iron ct the east is very
strong at S22 50G2S, s nominal advance
only Of Soc, as there is very little spot
iron available. The official reports make
| furnace stocks OF pig throughout the
country but half what they were year
ago. Any considerable demand for iron
at New York would put prices up
rapidly. Pig at Pittsburg is %
! (G40c. higher to old customers,
but at St. Louis is unchanged.
The reported purchase of 10000 tons
of English pig at Chattanooga is officially
reported untrue, but $500 tons having
| been purchased. Bar iron is in unprece-
dented demand, but makers are not SELL
ing much at present rates. The anthra-
cite coal companies are to advance coal
prices 81 per ton during the year, though
with less Formally than heretofore. En-
glish steamers will coal abroad for some
time to come, in view of their experience
with New York strikers. Anthracite is
scarce at Chicago and % cents higher.
Wheat prices have been heavy and
lower stree the activity noted early in the
tweek. Checked shipments, partly owing
to the strikes, less demand abroad and
favorable crop reports helped depress
prices. Coffee is stronger than last
week, since the advance in Brazil follow
| ing the late decline. There is no cor
roboration of the rumor that Brazilian
crop estimates have been increased.
Wool is stronger since the London sales,
where advances of 5 to 10 per cent. were
made. Woolens generally, however, are
no higher, although few qualities are 8
per cent. higher. Cotton goods are less
fact5ve but firm at late advances.
The total number Of failures in the
| United States reported to Bradstreet's
! this week is 24S, against 325 last week,
1881 in the like week last year, $50 in 1885,
80 in 1884, aGd 2S9 liz 1888. Canada had
| 10, against 80 last week The United
States has had 1866 failures this year to
date, against 1864 in 1886, 1915 in 1855,
1858 in 1854, aud HOS in 1SSS.-r Brad.
streets.
BUTTER -l2Is al5c per n; creamery 27Ac.
OOYTGN-Stric. lev middling, tlnged,7Sc;
good mddling SIC.
COFFEE - Rio, fair Ice; prime lie;
choice tl6A6l7c: Laguyra Ike; Java 29sc;
Golden Rio lsc: Fea Berry 2l11c-
CHEESE-The bet:sr grades and Ohio factory
lOSlOIc; full cream twins l5c.
CABBAGE-Per crate, s. 9OG4 90.
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